2-Year Anniversary of being Indiana Residents

Hi,

It’s been two years since we said goodbye to Hungary and moved to the States. Crazy! This also means that Amy is 2 and a half years old now. She puts 24-piece puzzles together completely on her own. Oh, and she already knows some English words I don’t. I knew this day will come, but honestly I didn’t think it will come so soon… 🙂

She loves to be silly and goofy. I think “that’s goofy” may be her favorite expression. She puts new sentences together everyday and she uses more and more new words as well.

We love her so much! She is such a blessing!

There are a lot of exciting things happening:

School. I have 4 weeks left before I graduate. I am so excited! I think I will celebrate for about a month once I am done. : D (Just to put it in perspective: Just for these two courses I currently take, I have to write over 70 pages [15 papers] in 8 weeks.)

Bike Rides. Ever since we got my bike, I try to go everywhere by bike. I love it! Amy really enjoys the ride, too. Church is just over 2 and a half miles away, so we can get there very fast. It takes us about 15 minutes. The other day we went into town by bike and it was so nice that we didn’t have to worry about parking. It is definitely much faster to ride a bike downtown than to go by car.

Chris’ New Shift. Chris switched shifts this Monday. Instead of working from 3am to noon, he works from 2pm to 11pm. This is a huge blessing to all of us! A

my gets to see him for even longer than she did before, Chris gets to sleep significantly more, and I have several hours after Amy goes to sleep and before Chris comes home to do school. It’s a win-win! Everyone is happy. : )

And the most exciting news:

Tricia Hood, a close friend of mine is coming to visit us in less than two months! Moreover, we will see Breanne Ziraldo Fuller and her gorgeous baby, Noah! I cannot wait to spend some time with Tricia. The last time I saw her, Amy was a baby. It will be really nice to be able to hug her for real after all this time.

A book I started to read is Living by the Book by Howard Hendricks. If you want to know how to study the Bible, I highly recommend this book. He explains the three steps of Bible study, 1)Observation, 2)Interpretation, 3)Application, and their importance. The chapters are very short, easy to read, and full of information. If you play games on your computer, you know the “just one more game” attitude many players have. I felt the same way with this book. Once I finished a chapter, I said, “just one more chapter.” Even when I was dead tired and knew I should go to sleep, I couldn’t put the book down. Yes, it is that good!

Have a blessed week!

The James family